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--------------------------------- [24] Fergie on Becks's Glasgow chances --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "It's a difficult one because he's still got the pot on his leg. "He will probably have a scan at the end of the week to look at it further, but it's difficult to say. "I would like to think he's got a chance and you always keep the hope going. "One thing with David is he won't need a lot of time to get fit." --------------------------------- [23] Keano on the Turin spirit --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "It's only half-time as they say and we now need to produce a performance like we did in Turin against Juventus in '99." "It's the same kind of scenario to Turin in '99. We were fairly outplayed against Juve three years ago at Old Trafford. "But we got a draw in the end and then won in Italy. Fingers crossed we can do it again. It will be a test of character, but the players are more than capable of doing it." --------------------------------- [22] Fergie on the yellow card situation --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "Roy won't even think about it - and we have three other players on yellow cards as well, Laurent Blanc, Nicky Butt and Ruud van Nistelrooy." "In a situation like this you have to get on and play the best you can, and hope that you have a referee who understands what missing a final would mean - and when I say that, I am thinking about both sides. "There is a lot at stake on Tuesday and I hope the referee understands that. It would be tragic if Roy Keane were to miss out again." --------------------------------- [21] Mr Agent speaking --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: As supposed Utd target, Racing club goalkeeper Campagnuolo utters the usual mantra. “I am very flattered to be linked with Manchester United.” Roughly translates to: We spoke to the receptionist! --------------------------------- [20] Weber in Ingerlund squad --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: Danny Weber is in the Ingerlund U20 sqaud for tournament in Toulon during the summer. --------------------------------- [19] Fergie talks up yonners --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "Bolton may be relaxed now they are safe but I know Sam Allardyce as a person. "He embodies the character of him in his team. They will do their best and that is all we can ask for. --------------------------------- [18] Ruud on Leverkusen --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'M' word alert! "It was fantastic to win and score at Ipswich but now we have a massive game in Germany against Bayer Leverkusen. "One game and one win and you are in the final. It will be a very difficult game but with our quality it is possible to do it. "Leverkusen lost on Saturday while we were winning but Tuesday is a game on it’s own. It will be fantastic. We know what we have to do and that is the most important thing." --------------------------------- [18] Ruud on Tractor boys game --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "We deserved to win the match. A lot of players were left at home with little injuries and others were on the bench who normally play. But that was a big compliment to the lads who played at Portman Road. It was a fantastic performance. "We knew Liverpool were a point ahead at the start of the day and we wanted them to slip up and they did. But we still had to win ourselves otherwise we’d have gained no advantage from Liverpool losing. "We have put the pressure back on Arsenal and that’s what we’ve tried to do. We’ve tried to win all our games left and we’ve done well. --------------------------------- [17] Ruud: I don't wear Speedo's --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "I went to head the ball and the defender pulled me down so I couldn’t head it." "It was a clear decision to me. I then just focused on the penalty kick." --------------------------------- [16] Fergie: We will do better --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "We will play better tomorrow night "Away from home we have been terrific in Europe and we will perform much better in Germany than we did at Old Trafford. Hopefully that’s good enough to win the match." --------------------------------- [15] Fergie: It's the normal Utd way of doing things --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: “They were celebrating at the end of the game and that gave me a bit of hope because my belief in life is that you don’t take things for granted,” he said. “They had a great result and nobody is disputing that but they may have reflected themselves afterwards that they had overdone it. On the German 'celebration' “I won’t use it as part of my team talk but everyone saw it. “Now we are talking about winning one game of football and Manchester United are definitely capable of doing that. “It probably is a Manchester United situation - we are in having to do it the hard way. “It is a semi-final and you are only one kick away from the final and I think we have a smashing chance. “We were all sitting in the dressing room at Old Trafford disappointed three years ago after Juventus and thinking what a mountain we had to climb. Look what happened. --------------------------------- [14] Phil on Gary and WC --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: >From Ananova: Gary Neville has set himself a two-week deadline in his race to be fit for the World Cup. The England defender is expected to miss the finals after breaking the second metatarsal bone in his left foot last week. Manchester United's medical team believe Neville will be out for at least six weeks, which would rule him out of England's opening game against Sweden on June 2. Neville has refused to give up all hope yet and is praying he can make a swift recovery and his brother Phil says he feels he will know his fate in a fortnight's time. "I think he's very cautious about it," said Phil, who is set to deputise for him in Tuesday'sa Champions League return against Bayer Leverkusen, on MUTV. "He's in a lot of pain at the moment with it being broken. "But I think it's too early to comment either way. "I think in two weeks' time he said he will know in himself if he's going to be fit. "If he's not going to be fit, 100% fit, for the first game, then there's no point going he said. "Knowing Gary he will not go out there if he's not 100% fit." --------------------------------- [13] Ronny, Larry fit --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: >From Ananova: Ronny Johnsen and Laurent Blanc have recovered from injury to boost Manchester United ahead of their Champions League semi-final showdown with Bayer Leverkusen. Johnsen has been out for the last three weeks with a hamstring injury. Blanc returns after twisting his knee in last week's 2-2 first-leg draw against Leverkusen at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson also confirmed that all the players who sat out the win at Ipswich with various minor knocks are fit. Fabien Barthez, Juan Sebastian Veron, Mikael Silvestre, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, who all did not start at Portman Road, return. Ferguson said: "Ronny Johnsen is back and everyone else is fit too." United flew out to Germany with a formidable squad and only long-term casualties Gary Neville and David Beckham were missing for the semi-final second leg in the BayArena. --------------------------------- [12] Ref tomorrow --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: Is Becks's old mate Kim Neilson --------------------------------- [11] Yonner wants to do us a favour? --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: Allardyce: "United have done us a favour, so it would be nice to repay them by getting a result against Arsenal. "But regardless of United's win at Ipswich, it was always our intention to do our best against Arsenal. "From our point of view, we want to take another scalp to add to our victories against United and Liverpool this season. "If we can survive in the Premiership and point to wins over United, Liverpool and Arsenal, then it would make a lot of people very happy. "We have proved this season that results can go against expectations and so have other clubs. "The team that wins the title this year will be worthy champions - whoever it is." --------------------------------- [10] Jaap a barcode? --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: Rumours that Robson has bid 12m for him. As Lazio haven't a pot to p**s in, it could be true. --------------------------------- [9] Fergie utters the 'M' word --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'If something happens to Arsenal on Monday, then our game against them is massive. There won't have been a bigger game in English football in the last 10 years.' --------------------------------- [8] Fergie on Juan --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'We're nursing him along, we left him behind for Ipswich to make sure we can build on his level of fitness. He tired against Leverkusen in the second half and that's not usual for him. This weekend we're going to train him really hard to make sure he is right for Tuesday.' --------------------------------- [7] Fergie looks to his party people --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'When the really big games come along you know the Keanes and David Beckhams of this world, while not always delivering, certainly add something to the party. 'The other night in the second half we looked nervous. We probably missed their assurance on the park. This time we will play much better, I'm sure of that. Midfield will be the key to what happens in Germany.' --------------------------------- [6] Giggsy glad to hand armband back --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'I'll be only too happy to hand back the armband to Keano. The return in Leverkusen is such a massive game for us and you want your best players with you. Roy is, without any doubt, our inspiration, so influential in what we do, and I'm sure he'll live up to all of that. 'It's a tremendous feeling to have someone of his stature going over there with you. Three years ago in Juventus, Keano pulled it off for us in this kind of situation. We hope he can do something similar this time. He has healed fast and pushed himself when, really, in his head he was maybe just thinking of the final. He and Scholes missed out on the European Cup last time, and we all want to get them there.' --------------------------------- [5] Fergie on Keano --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'It's remarkable that Roy is back for us in three weeks. It was a tear in his hamstring and we all thought that was the finish of him for this season. 'But Roy has been flying in training and working like a beast. His recovery has been helped by oxidisation treatment, in which he places himself in a cylinder for four-and-a-half hours a day. He did that in separate 90-minute sessions for three consecutive days before having a week's break, then going through it again.' --------------------------------- [4] Burley has tractor rage --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: 'Van Nistelrooy went down and looked for the penalty and the referee bought it. It was definitely not a penalty. It was a joke decision.' --------------------------------- [3] Dennis Bergkamp is unwell --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by tb: "Unlike Manchester United, who've won so much in recent years, we are a team that is sick of finishing second. "We've been runners-up in the Uefa Cup, FA Cup and league many times and now we want to finish first for a change. "Look at someone like Thierry, he's perhaps the best striker in Europe, if not the world, he's won all there is to win on the international front but has yet to win a medal at Highbury. That sort of hunger gives us the edge." --------------------------------- [2] Lever dropped a Ballack? --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by Doc'sArmy: Ballack was injured as Leverkusen were beaten 1-0 by Nuremberg. He managed to complete the game but was rushed to hospital immediately afterwards for X-rays. Bayer have several injury worries as both Oliver Neuville and Jens Nowotny were forced to struggle through the game whilst carrying injuries. --------------------------------- [1] RED NEWS NEWS --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 29, 2002 by Doc'sArmy: OK, anyone who reads this site regularly knows it's the most comprehensive, quality news on the internet for United fans. Please bare (your buttocks) with us - the European Cup semi means that 18 of the RED NEWS team have volunteered for Red Army duty, so you'll understand if the service is not quite up to the usual (bog) standard. PS. It's still free... --------------------------------- [20] Lippi offers his services --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by tb: "Sir Alex Ferguson and I have had a great relationship for years. He always tells me I should come and join him at United, he's half serious but going to English football is something I have always wanted to do. "Sir Alex and I speak on the phone. We talk about football and other things. I think we are on the same wavelength. "He is a great manager, a great person and a great friend. The move wouldn't be right now. I'm planning on staying at Juventus for another two or three years. But after that, who knows? "I have said before that after I leave Juventus, I don't think I will manage in Italy ever again." --------------------------------- [19] Real lose too --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by tb: Thanks to Big Kev The "Best team in the world" who were nailed on certainties for the treble in their centenary season lost 3-0 to Real Sociadad. Real Madrid are now 4 points behind Valencia with only 2 to play. Lets hope they finish empty handed. Looks like they will be in Glasgow, but if we're their too, they are beatable. Done by Depor in their own Cup, and almost certainly by Valencia in the League. What's the cliché about things happening in 3's? --------------------------------- [18] Fergie on team selection for Ipswich --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by tb: "Of the people who were 100 per cent, that was the best team I could pick," he added. "But it was difficult as we had an eye on Tuesday." --------------------------------- [17] Fergie on Tractor Boys game --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by tb: "We had to battle and we had to have strong characters at the end, and I am very pleased," he said. "We have done well today, but the last two minutes were nerve-wracking." --------------------------------- [16] Bayer injury updates --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by tb: Ballack, Neuville and Nowotny all doubtful for Tuesday. --------------------------------- [15] That Penalty ... --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Strange how on Match of the Day (OK, ITV's The Premiership) last night, and also on the news, footage from the high camera angle from behind the goal was mysteriously unavailable. Is it a coincidence that this footage (shown live on Sky) also clearly showed a soft, but definitely deliberate, push in the back on Ruud. This action was obscured from the other angles they showed and replayed several times. Also interesting that the high camera angle behind the goal (there's a shorter technical name for this isn't there .. anoraks, don't write in) was suddenly available again a minute later when they wanted to show Ruud's perfect pen crashing into the net. Very convenient to keep the ABU nation on the boil. --------------------------------- [14] Kenyon denies Sven approach --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: ... well sort of. Actually, at the end of the interview on 5 Live I was still none the wiser whether he was actually unambiguously denying the claim in Michael Crick's new Fergie book, and something we all suspected, that United approached Sven to replace Fergie ... before Fergie saw sense and signed a new contract. With Peter Kenyon you're often left feeling unsure exactly what he did mean by what he said. Is this the result of intensive coaching by PR Guru, Paddy Harveson? I think we should be told. --------------------------------- [13] Father Ted gives Becks ECF blessing --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Ted Beckham believes DB* could be fit in time for the European Cup Final. * (DB: that's David Beckham, not RN's Drunken Bum) TB**: ""He (David Beckham) thinks he now has a real chance of making the Champions League final if they get there. It will be touch and go, but David thinks he can make it and he will definitely be fit for the World Cup, I'm sure. David is making good progress and things are looking good." ** (TB: that's Ted Beckham, not RN's Travis Bickle) --------------------------------- [12] Fergie defiant --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Fergie told Sky Sports: "[Arsenal] have a game on Monday away and anything can happen. We had to ride our luck, we had to have strong characters and I'm very pleased with our result, even though it's hard to imagine Arsenal are going to lose." "With Liverpool losing we've done well, but the last two minutes were nerve-wracking." "Bolton may be more relaxed now and I know Sam Allardyce as a person and they'll do their best. If Bolton get something there won't have been a bigger game in last 10 years of football than Manchester United versus Arsenal." --------------------------------- [11] Houllier won't accept blow job --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Despite bottling it at Tottenham yesterday Houllier won't accept that they've blown the league. Asked if the Scouser's title hopes were over, he replied: "No, you never know in football. "Obviously it's not the best result for us but you never know what is going to happen with Bolton (home to Arsenal on Monday) and Ipswich (erm .... 0 - 1). You can't give a result before they (Bolton and Ipswich) play can you?" --------------------------------- [10] Wembley deadline --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Ananova: The FA have been warned there are just a few days left to sort the finance of the Wembley national stadium project (bag of sh*te). The Department of Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that the end of April deadline for Government support set last December still stood. The plans were thrown into further confusion, if that is possible, on Friday when Barclays announced that it was pulling out as a contender to finance the project, after learning the FA was also negotiating with the German bank, WestLB. Is there no limit to the London incompetence which finally means they have to admit defeat & put the stadium in the Midlands or North? --------------------------------- [9] Leverkusen bottle going? --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: After their 2nd league defeat on the trot, they've now dropped to second place in the Bundesliga behind Dortmund - distinct signs of bottling it as they approach the climax of their season. P Points GD B. Dortmund 33 67 +28 B. Leverkusen 33 66 +38 B. Munich 33 65 +39 --------------------------------- [8] Leverkusen lose again --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Leverkusen lost again in the Bundesliga yesterday: Nuremberg 1 - 0 B. Leverkusen They also lost at home to Werder Bremen in their previous league fixture. Hardly looking invulnerable then. --------------------------------- [7] Utd chase young French star --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: >From our French correspondent, Marc: Hatem Ben Arfa, a 15 year old french youngster has just signed for Lyon. We made an offer and even sent him a shirt signed by Giggsy but the parents wanted him to stay in France. A Lyon scout said of him:"You see a player like him once in a decade." --------------------------------- [6] Sven will pick the scum of the scum --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: ..... but not for 2002 World Cup. He'll probably wait until 2004 Euro Champs before selecting 'the convicted criminal Woodgate and the branded liar Bowyer' as described by the highly respected MP for Gorton, Gerald Kaufman MP. Kaufman's early day motion on the subject was such a classic we think you should be reminded: EDM 594 JUSTICE AND LEEDS UNITED FOOTBALLERS 17.12.01 Kaufman/Gerald That this House expresses its disgust at the travesty of justice enacted at Hull Crown Court; calls on the Attorney-General to conduct an inquiry into why the Crown Prosecution Service, which the Director of Public Prosecutions has admitted is institutionally racist, did not prosecute for racial attack the gang of white men who carried out a vicious attack on an Asian youth; further calls on the Attorney-General to consider whether Lee Bowyer, labelled by Mr Justice Henriques as a multiple liar, should be prosecuted for perjury; condemns Leeds United Football Club for the trivial sanctions, amounting to a slap on the wrist, it is imposing on the convicted criminal Woodgate and the branded liar Bowyer; calls on the Football Association in no circumstances to include Woodgate in an England team; and takes note of the message sent out to all the boys and young men who regard leading footballers as role models, namely that, if you are rich and famous, you can be a drunken, lying, ! violent lout who is able to get away with near-murder. http://edm.ais.co.uk/weblink/html/motion.html/ref=594 http://edm.ais.co.uk/weblink/html/motion.html/ref=594 --------------------------------- [5] Ipswich Ref --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Just out of interest ... Saturday's match official, Rob Styles, has reffed us once previously this season ... .... the home match versus Sunderland. We won 4-1 and Ruud got a penalty in the 44th minute ... Mind you, he's also reffed Arsenal once this season, their away win at Derby ... and he awarded a dodgy pen to Thierry Greg Louganis Henry .. --------------------------------- [4] Saturday's Teams --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Ipswich: Marshall ,Bramble ,McGreal ,Hreidarsson ,Clapham ,George (Wilnis ,53 ) ,Tommy Miller ,Holland ,Peralta ,Reuser (Darren Bent ,70 ) ,Marcus Bent (Armstrong ,85 ) Subs not used: Salmon, Stewart, Man Utd: Carroll ,Phil Neville ,Brown ,O'Shea ,Irwin ,Forlan ,Butt ,Keane ,Chadwick ( Silvestre ,79 ) ,Stewart ( Scholes ,46 ) ,van Nistelrooy ( Solskjaer ,60 ) Subs not used Van Der Gouw, Djordjic, Bookings: Hreidarsson , McGreal (Ipswich) Attendance: 28433 Referee: R Styles (Waterlooville) --------------------------------- [3] All Saturday's results --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton Charlton 2-2 Sunderland Derby 0-1 Leeds Fulham 0-0 Leicester Ipswich 0-1 Man Utd Middlesbro 0-2 Chelsea Newcastle 3-1 West Ham Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool --------------------------------- [2] United keep Arse pressure on --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: Ipswich 0 (0) - 1 (1) Man Utd Goals Utd: van Nistelrooy 45 (p) --------------------------------- [1] Scousers Bottle It ... --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, April 28, 2002 by redend: ... again Tottenham 1 (1) - 0 (0) Liverpool Goals Spurs: Poyet 41 Goals Liverpool: None whatsoever ---------------------------------------------------------- This email has been filtered for swear words which cause some email systems to block messages. ----------------------------------------------------------
